Carnival flags at the Battle of Flowers Parade - Back. [1907-1911]. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. December 9, 2016. http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll16/item/654/show/653.

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([1907-1911]). Carnival flags at the Battle of Flowers Parade - Back. Historic Texas Postcards. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved from http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll16/item/654/show/653

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Description

A postcard from approximately 1907-1911 published by Raphael Tuck and Sons celebrates the Battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio with a waving Texan flag. The caption on the back reads: "The revolution of Texas, against the government of Santa Anna of Mexico, started in 1835, at which time San Antonio had a population of 7,000. The fall of the Alamo, March 6th, 1836 (when Travis, Crockett, Bowie and 180 brave Texans perished), and the battle of San Jacinto, April 22d, 1836, ended the rule under the Mexican flag, and the "Lone Star of Texas" was born. The annual celebration of "The Battle of Flowers" on April 22d is in commemoration of the latter event."

Caption

Caption: "San Antonio, Tex. CARNIVAL FLAGS - THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS" Caption: "The revolution of Texas, against the government of Santa Anna of Mexico, started in 1835, at which time San Antonio had a population of 7,000. The fall of the Alamo, March 6th, 1836 (when Travis, Crockett, Bowie and 180 brave Texans perished), and the battle of San Jacinto, April 22d, 1836, ended the rule under the Mexican flag, and the "Lone Star of Texas" was born. The annual celebration of "The Battle of Flowers" on April 22d is in commemoration of the latter event."